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Top five malware of 2012

With cyber crime spreading like wildfire across the globe, the threat from trojans, worms and other malware ...

May 29, 2012 / 17:40 IST

Even as operating systems and software developers try to make their products more secure, the threat from trojans, worms and other forms of malware is more real than ever. The social networking space seems to be under attack but the ones that really annoy and disrupt our work are the traditional computer viruses. Files are infected, PCs slow down and your PC may be used to bombard another site or infect other PCs. With the recent Flashback virus which infected Macs across the world, it’s clear that no OS is safe. What’s worse is that most of us aren’t even aware about the threat and there are many of them. The past few months have seen quite a few new malware being released. Here’s a list of the most powerful malware of 2012. Click here for full story

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first published: May 29, 2012 05:31 pm

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